SNOW and ice wreaked havoc by bringing the roads and rails to a standstill yesterday. But will it snow again this month?

Temperatures will stay freezing in places until midday today, the Met Office has warned. Coastal areas may even get a few wintry showers. The adverse weather affected north-west England the most on Tuesday, as fights and rail services were severely delayed or cancelled.

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Met Office long range forecast: Temperatures are freezing at the moment in the UK (Image: GETTY)

The Met Office long range forecast said more snow is on the way over the next few weeks.

The Met Office said: “Sunday will be cold with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. The showers will arrive on a strong northerly wind, which will ease as the day progresses, and bring some snowfall over exposed northern hills. The snow may reach lower levels later in the day, especially across the northern half of the UK.

“Thereafter, the final few days of January and early February are likely to remain rather unsettled with brisk winds, outbreaks of rain and hill snow, as well as some showery interludes in between.

“It will remain cold for most with widespread overnight frosts as well as the risk of ice. Snow remains a possibility to lower levels, particularly in the north.”

The Met Office added northerly and easterly winds could bring a risk of “significant” snow next month.

The long range forecast said: “The weather will continue to be mixed through early February with a continuation of the generally cold conditions.

“This will bring spells of rain and hill snow, interspersed by showery interludes, with a continued risk of snow to lower levels, especially in the north. As we head through February there is an increased chance of seeing very cold conditions developing with a greater probability of northerly or easterly winds.

“This will bring an increased risk of snow to all areas and more widespread frosts.

"In this scenario the driest conditions will be across the northwest, whilst the south could see wetter and occasionally milder spells, and these will bring a risk of some significant snow, but only if very cold air becomes established across much of the UK.”